Comb cleaner



A. GRAN,

COMB CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED AUGHI. 1921.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

alibo'bmgl Ub lllTEE sarsnr ALBERT GRAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOROF ONE-HALF TO ERNEST T. ADELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMB CLEANER.

Application filed August 1, 1921.

To all to from it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT GRAN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in CombCleaners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for cleaning combs and consisting of aplurality of laterally spaced strands adapted to enter the spacesbetween the teeth of the comb to remove therefrom all accumulatedmatter.

The invention has for its object to provide a device of the kind statedin which the lateral spacing of the strands may be varied to adapt thedevice to combs of various sizes and spacing of teeth.

With the object stated in view, the invention consists in a novelcombination and ar rangement of parts to be hereinafter described andclaimed, and in order that the same may be better understood, referencehad to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, and Fig. 2is an enlarged plan view partly broken away, showing the device adjustedto bring the strands closer together.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes the cleaning strands ofthe device. the same being made of any suitable material. These strandsare stretched across frame consisting of end bars 6 connected byparallel side rods 7 having upturned end portions 8 to enter looselyint-o apertures made in the bottom of the end bars. This constructionprovides a pivotal connection between the end bars and the side rods toenable the former to be set in an oblique direction, as shown in Fig. bywhich the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 318, 1922.

Serial No. 488,948.

strands are brought closer together than when said end bars areperpendicular relative to the side rods as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 clearly illustrates how the device is used. The comb, shown at 9,is positioned so that the strands 5 come between the comb teeth, andupon sliding the comb back and forth, and up and down, all accumulatedmatter between the teeth is scraped out by the strands.

Any suitable means may be provided for anchoring the strands 5 to theend bars 6, such as pegs or pins; 10 around which the material may bewound to extend back and forth in parallelism between the end bars, theends being secured by a screw 11 on one of the end bars.

As the device is adjustable to vary the spacing of the strands, it isadapted for combs of different sizes and spacing of teeth.

I claim:

1. A comb cleaner consisting of a plurality of laterally spaced scraperstrands, and a supporting frame therefor consisting of end bars to whichthe strands are anchored at their ends, and parallel side membersextending between. and having a pivotal connection with the ends bars.

2. A comb cleaner consisting of a plurality of laterally spaced scraperstrands, and a supporting frame therefor consisting of end bars to whichthe strands are anchored at their ends, and parallel side membersextending between the end bars and having upturned ends, the end barshaving bottom apertures in which said upturned ends loosely seat toprovide a pivotal connection between the side members and the end bars.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALBERT GRAY.

